On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 07:10:32AM +0200, Gerard Freriks wrote: > It must be clear that one is able to define these terms. > But others do the same and do it differently. > > Examples: > Symptom: > 1- an observable as percieved and communicated by a patient > 2- an observable fact about the patient (system) > 3- an observable fact about the patient system deemed relevant by a > healthcare provider > 4- the prototypical phenomenon that can be observed and belongs to a set of > possible phenomena caused by a particular disease > > These are paraphrased definitions hat I remember. > > So what to do? > All 4 are defined but not the same.
I agree. I would think the unifying properties would be - (considered-to-be-)*singular* "thing" (fact, phenomenon, ...) - about the patient (system) - deemed relevant in care for said patient at said moment > This is why CEN/ISO Concepts for Continuity of Care defines many of the terms > we need in healthcare. > http://www.datadictionary.nhs.uk/contsys/ I'll have a look. Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ gpg-keyserver.de E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346
