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Activities
The concepts describing the kinds of care activity — from clinical care and social care to self-care and automated care — and the resources they draw on.
care treatment
care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health state

Activities
The concepts describing the kinds of care activity — from clinical care and social care to self-care and automated care — and the resources they draw on.
- care activity
  activity intended to improve or maintain a health state
- care provider activity
  care activity performed by a care provider
- social care
  care activity supporting a subject of care to live in their social environment
- automated care
  care initiated by a care actor and thereafter delivered by an automatic medical device
- self-care
  care activity performed by the subject of care
- prescribed self-care
  self-care prescribed by a care professional
- care third party activity
  care activity performed by a care third party
- prescribed third party activity
  care third party activity prescribed by a care professional
- care activity bundle
  set of care activities
- care service offering
  set of care activities offered by care provider
- care service directory
  directory of the types of care service offerings offered by one or more care providers
- care service
  result of a care process
- care investigation
  care activity with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of care
- care treatment
  care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health state
- care assessment
  care activity where an opinion is formed about health conditions of a subject of care
- health condition assessment
  care activity where an assessment related to health conditions of the subject of care is made
- care needs assessment
  care assessment during which a care professional considers a subject of care’shealth needs and determines needed care activities
- needed care activity
  care activity bundle which includes those care activities assessed as needed to address a specified health need
- care activity management
  care activity during which the status of care activities in a care plan are changed
- care evaluation
  care activity where aspects of at least one other care activity are evaluated

care treatment

care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health state

care treatment extends the class care activity

Table 1. Associations of care treatment
Source multiplicity	Source class	Association	Target class	Target multiplicity
1	care treatment	influences	health state	0..*

Figure 1. Class Diagram

Plural care treatments

Note 1 The treatment of a subject of care’s health state based on that subject of care’s health conditions, is a part of the continuity of care process considered from a therapeutic perspective.

Note 2 Care treatment is intended to contribute to fulfilling the assessed health need.

Note 3 Prevention is a type of care treatment where the risk of a health condition is treated.

Note 4 Care treatment includes all types of activities that intend to influence the health state including, for example, rehabilitation, palliative care, education of subjects of care and carers, etc.