Family Member Health Concern
A reported health concern (condition, illness) of a patient's family member, including its key properties such as age of onset and outcome.
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Constraints
Unique key(s)
- Family Member History, Health Concern Code
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Concern Code | Codeable Concept | 1 | Uniquely specifies the health concern (aka condition).
Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/healthconditioncode |
| Family Member Has Health Concern Indicator | Indicator | 1 | True if the health concern is part of the patient's family history (i.e., if a patient's family member(s) or their family in general have the heath concern, as is recorded or reported).
False otherwise (i.e., if a patient's family member(s) or their family in general do not have the heath concern, as is recorded or reported). |
| Family Member Health Concern Onset Date Time | Life Date Time | 0..1 | The estimated or actual age of onset - value and unit of measure - when a health concern in the patient's family first manifested.
Life Date Time parts to populate: XOR (Age, Age Range) OR Description: i.e., single age (value and unit) or age range, but not both; in addition or instead of those, a free-text age description can be entered.
Unit of Measure of Age and Age Range: |
| Family Member Health Concern Outcome Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the outcome of a health concern in the patient's family (e.g., recovered, cause of death).
Value Set: To be developed. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Member Health Concern | 0..1 | has (composition) | Clinical Annotation | 0..* |
| Family Member History Data Absent Reason | 0..* | applies to {Family Member Has Health Concern Indicator= True} |
Family Member Health Concern | 0..1 |
| Family Member History | 0..* | has (composition) | Family Member Health Concern | 0..* |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Family Member Health Concern. Accessed November 02, 2026.
