Files > MH ANSWERS

name

MH ANSWERS

number

601.85

location

^YTT(601.85,

description

When a patient answers a question, the results are stored in this file. An entry for each question answered, in each administration is stored. Each entry has an MH ADMINISTRATON ID field(#.01) of the MH ADMINISTRATION file (#601.84), a Question NUMBER field (#.01) of the MH QUESTIONS file (#601.72) and the response.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	answer id(+)	0;1	NUMERIC		B	This is a unique record number. It is the IEN. There is a record for each answer to each instrument.
1	administration id(+)	0;2	POINTER	601.84	AD	Ties this answer to a specific administration. Through the administration we know patient, instrument, date/time, etc. It is a pointer to the ADMINISTRAION ID field (#.01) of the MH ADMINISTRATIONS file (#601.84).
2	question id(+)	0;3	POINTER	601.72		Specifies which question is being answered. Pointer to the QUESTION NUMBER field (#.01) of the MH QUESTIONS file (#601.72).
3	answers	1;0	WORD-PROCESSING			Free text answer
4	choice id	0;4	POINTER	601.75		For multiple choice tests, the choice selected. Pointer to the CHOICE ID field (#.01) of the MH CHOICES file (#601.75).