Property

A property represents the characteristic of the object that is of interest. Properties have two attributes which are unique within CTRMeta: Property group' and Data element concepts implementing this property.

Guidance for selecting/creating a property

Unambiguously describe the characteristic to be measured.

The properties Treatment cessation reason and Service cessation reason, for example, are preferred over a single, more generic property named Cessation reason because of the need to define ‘what’ is being ceased. The broadly-defined property Abuse and neglect type however, is sufficient, as the categorisation of abuse and neglect can be meaningfully defined independently from the class of abused persons being described e.g. children, disabled persons, elderly persons.