health state

overall level of health of a subject of care

Table 1. Associations of health state
Source multiplicitySource classAssociationTarget classTarget multiplicity
1health stateconcernsperson1
1care investigationclarifieshealth state1
1care treatmentinfluenceshealth state0..*
1health matteraggregation ofhealth state0..*
1health needdeficit inhealth state1
Figure 1. Class Diagram
Class Diagram of health stateGenerated diagram of focal class health state and related classes. 1 1 clarifies care activity with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of carecare investigation 0..* 1 influences care activity intended to directly improve or maintain a health statecare treatment 0..* 1 circumstance contributing to the health state of a personhealth matter 1 1 deficit in health matter causing a deficit in the current health state compared to aspects of a desired future health statehealth need 1 1 concerns individual human beingperson overall level of health of a subject of carehealth state health state at the end of a care processoutput health state health state at the start of a care processinput health state

Plural health states

Note 1 Health is aspirational.

Note 2 The underlying health state is present, even if not observed. For example, the subject of care having a cancer before it gives symptoms.