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The concepts giving care its shape in time: periods, contacts, encounters, and episodes of care.
health related period
time interval related to the health or care of a subject of care

Time
The concepts giving care its shape in time: periods, contacts, encounters, and episodes of care.
- health related period
  time interval related to the health or care of a subject of care
- health condition period
  health related period during which a health condition has been observed
- care activity period
  period during which care activities are performed for a subject of care
- mandated period of care
  set of care activity periods where a care provider is mandated to perform the care activities required to address specific health needs
- indirect care activity period
  care activity period without the involvement of the subject of care
- prescribed self-care period
  care activity period where prescribed self-care activity is performed
- care contact
  interaction between one or more subjects of care and one or more care personnel
- initial contact
  care contact starting a continuity of care process
- encounter
  care activity period during which a contact occurs
- care appointment
  appointment for a contact
- episode of care
  health related period during which care activities are performed to address one health issue as identified by one care professional
- episodes of care bundle
  group of episodes of care delineated by a health thread
- care activity delay
  health related period during which a care activity is planned but not started
- health condition delay
  care activity delay caused by a health condition
- resource delay
  care activity delay caused by resource constraints
- subject of care preference delay
  care activity delay by the preference of the subject of care
- health approach
  episode of care during which the care activities performed address one specific care goal

health related period

time interval related to the health or care of a subject of care

Table 1. Associations of health related period
Source multiplicity	Source class	Association	Target class	Target multiplicity
0..1	health related period	episode for	continuity of care process	1..*
0..*	health related period	health related period	health related period	0..*

Figure 1. Class Diagram

Plural health related periods

Example 1 Period of a head ache, period of pneumonia, period of diabetes mellitus from first onset and often until death, period of receiving or delivering psychotherapy, period of social authority surveillance of suspected abuse in a family, period where a care provider is mandated to provide care for a subject of care’s health issue, period of investigation and therapy of prostate cancer, period of delivering antibiotic therapy.

Example 2 Period of financial support.

Note 1 A health related period may be specialized in relation to a number of situations – a specific continuity of care process, care professional, a specific department, a specific health matter, etc.

Note 2 A health related period is delineated by a “start date and time” and an “end date and time”. While the statement of the start date is generally easy, the identification of the end date may be subject to specific rules that have to be agreed upon locally.