Files > MH CHOICES

name

MH CHOICES

number

601.75

location

^YTT(601.75,

description

This file contains the individual selections possible in a multiple choice question. Examples are Yes or No, True or False, 1. Abraham Lincoln, 2. George Washington, 3. George W. Bush or 4. Richard Nixon. For instruments first defined in the legacy system MH INSTRUMENT file (#601), a single character is specified for a multiple choice answer. If George Washington was the choice selected the legacy value would be 2. Choices are pointed to by the MH CHOICETYPES file (#601.751) which is a collection of choices. Choices are referenced in the MH ANSWERS file (#601.85) as a pointer to the full response.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	choices number(+)	0;1	NUMERIC		B	This is the unique identifier for the choice. It is the IEN. Numbers under 100,000 are part of the national database and may not be edited at the local level.
3	choice text	1;1	FREE TEXT			Text of the alternative in a multiple choice test, eg. True, None of the Above.
4	legacy value	0;2	FREE TEXT			If instrument was defined in MH INSTRUMENTS file (#601), the single value character that would be stored in the PSYCH INSTRUMENT PATIENT file (#601.2).