This is the unique identifier for the entity. If it has the ADDICTO: prefix it was developed for the Addiction Ontology. If it has another prefix it has been re-used from another ontology.
ADDICTO:0000883
Curation status
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This indicates the stage of development that the entity has reached. Only when the status is 'Published' are the entities ready for general use.
Proposed
Created
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This is the date that the entity was first proposed for AddictO
5 Mar '21
Modified
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This is the most recent date that the entity details modified
17 Mar '25
Parents
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Parent class and superclasses all the way to to 'Entity'
Definition
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This is an ontological definition of the entity using the standard format of specifying the parent class followed by specification of characteristics that distinguish this class from others in that class
A research study that aims to determine the value of carrying out a full-scale study or intervention and how that study or intervention should be implemented.
Note: Definitions may show angled brackets (< and >) around some of the text to show that it is the parent term.
Comment
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This is optional explanatory text, elaborating on the definition and explaining how the entity should be used
Feasibility studies can include assessment of study methods as well as whatever is being studied. This definition does not include full-scale studies that assess the feasibility of an intervention.
Fuzzy set
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This indicates whether the entity has fuzzy boundaries e.g. adolescence. In that case users of the term must precisely specify the operationalisation of the class in each usage.
No
Definition source
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Indicates the where the definition came from, either directly or in modified form
This is optional text explaining how the entity was developed and the reasoning behind choice of label and definition
There are other definitions available but they do not capture what is needed, including the feasibility and value of a study and finding out how best to carry out the study. This one follows the guidance of Eldridge and colleague (see Source).
AddictO sub-ontology
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This specifies which of 8 AddictO sub-ontologies the entity is contained within. These are: Human being, Human population, Human behaviour, Organisation, Intervention, Environmental system, Product, Research activity