---
title: "absence"
description: "Statement that specified health information is not available for inclusion in the health record or extract at the time of recording."
---

Statement that specified health information is not available for inclusion in the health record or extract at the time of recording.

**Purpose.** To enable recording or exchange of an explicit statement by a clinician that specified health information is not available for inclusion in the health record or record extract at the time of recording.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.absence.v2` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `absence_statement` | `text` | yes | Absence statement | `/data[at0001]/items[at0002]` |
| `reason_for_absence`<br />`reason_for_absence_code`<br />`reason_for_absence_system`<br />`reason_for_absence_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Reason for absence | `/data[at0001]/items[at0005]` |
| `last_updated` | `timestamptz` | yes | Last updated | `/protocol[at0003]/items[at0004]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((reason_for_absence_code is null and reason_for_absence_system is null and reason_for_absence_valueset_id is null) or (reason_for_absence is not null and reason_for_absence_code is not null and reason_for_absence_system is not null and reason_for_absence_valueset_id is not null))
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `reason_for_absence_valueset_id, reason_for_absence_code, reason_for_absence_system, reason_for_absence` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Indexes

- `absence_form_id_idx` on `form_id`