caBIG Review Family Relationships 20071129 v1

Data ElementStandards ProposalFamily Relationships: 

Data Element Standards Proposal Family Relationships VCDE Small Group Mary Cooper, Linda Schmandt, Daniela Smith, Baris Suzek, and Lynne Wilkens 11/29/2007

Issues for Consideration: 

Issues for Consideration Focus Capture of text that describes relationships between family members Harmonize existing caDSR value domains Specificity Immediate family (nuclear family – father, mother, children) Extended family (grandparents, aunts/uncles, etc.) Family relationships established by law (In-law, Step, etc.) Applicable Standards/References HL7 v2.x and 3 Ballot, NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), NHIS (National Health Interview Survey), DICOM, Hawaii component of the NCI colorectal family registry Out of Scope Cultural or religious designation relationships Living arrangements (other than Domestic Partner) Lineage, descent groups, clans

Use Cases: 

Use Cases DICOM Natural mother Natural father Natural sister Natural brother Aunt Halfsister Halfbrother Natural grandmother Natural grandfather Natural daughter Natural son Female first cousin Male first cousin NHANES (Coded Set – relationship of contact to others in the home) SPOUSE/EX-SPOUSE NOT LIVING IN HH.. 1 UNMARRIED PARTNER NOT LIVING IN HH. 2 CHILD............................................................ 3 GRANDCHILD............................................... 4 PARENT (MOTHER OR FATHER)............... 5 BROTHER OR SISTER................................. 6 GRANDPARENT........................................... 7 OTHER RELATIVE........................................ 8 LEGAL GUARDIAN....................................... 9 FRIEND......................................................... 10 CO-WORKER................................................ 11 NEIGHBOR................................................... 12 OTHER.......................................................... 13 REFUSED..................................................... 77 DON'T KNOW............................................... 99

Use Cases – HI component of the NCI Colorectal Family Registry : 

Use Cases – HI component of the NCI Colorectal Family Registry

Proposed Components for Standardization: 

Proposed Components for Standardization New Data Element Concept Family Member Relationship FamilyMember:relationship (Class:attribute pair) New Value Domain Family Member Relationship Type Enumerated permissible value list Character data type New Data Element Family Member Relationship Type

Recommendation Details: 

Recommendation Details Data Element Concept Data Element Value Domain

Permissible Value List: 

Permissible Value List This list is can be extended with current use cases. A hierarchy will be established and synonyms will be captured by NCI Thesaurus (ex. Natural/Biological).

Suggested UML Guidance: 

Suggested UML Guidance Goal is to provide reusable/searchable metadata for manual and automated curation methods Standardize CDEs from existing caDSR content Highly recommended: UML model to fit proposed standard CDE

UML Model Guidance(Highly Recommended): 

UML Model Guidance (Highly Recommended) Family Member Relationship Type – Public ID 2680002 (current version) Map attribute to Standard CDE UML Model

Questions/Next Steps: 

Questions/Next Steps Questions – comments? VCDE WS - Vote to distribute for caBIG community review