Referencing Parent Form Responses

Reference responses from a parent form while collecting data.

In Epicollect5, you can reference responses from a parent form while collecting data in a child form by setting the title attribute in the desired parent form question. This feature ensures that when you fill out a child form, the response from the parent form is displayed as a reference on the mobile app. This helps in maintaining context and ensuring accuracy in data collection, streamlining the process of gathering comprehensive and linked data sets. For example, try the EC5 Title as reference project on the mobile app.

PATIENT name and NHS number are used as title(s)

The parent form title(s) are referenced in the FOLLOW-UP child form when viewing the child entries

There is a reference to the parent form title(s) when adding a FOLLOW-UP entry