---
title: "recommendation"
description: "A suggestion, advice or proposal for clinical management."
---

A suggestion, advice or proposal for clinical management.

**Purpose.** To record a suggestion, advice or proposal for clinical management at a specific time.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.recommendation.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. | — |
| `topic` | `text` | yes | Topic | `/data[at0001]/items[at0006]` |
| `recommendation`<br />`recommendation_code`<br />`recommendation_system`<br />`recommendation_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Recommendation | `/data[at0001]/items[at0002]` |
| `rationale` | `text` | yes | Rationale | `/data[at0001]/items[at0003]` |
| `last_updated` | `timestamptz` | yes | Last updated | `/protocol[at0004]/items[at0007]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((recommendation_code is null and recommendation_system is null and recommendation_valueset_id is null) or (recommendation is not null and recommendation_code is not null and recommendation_system is not null and recommendation_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 |
| `recommendation_valueset_id, recommendation_code, recommendation_system, recommendation` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Indexes

- `recommendation_form_id_idx` on `form_id`