Knowledge of the use of patient images at the university

Gonçalves, Isabela Cristina de Miranda; Sachett, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves; Santos, Waldeyde O. Magalhães dos; Passos, Shirley Maria de Araújo

doi:10.1590/1983-80422020283412

person Isabela Cristina de Miranda Gonçalves

school. Departamento de Enfermagem, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus/AM, Brasil.

0000-0002-3868-6226

person Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett

school. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Doenças Tropicais e Infecciosas, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus/AM, Brasil.

0000-0001-5723-9977

person Waldeyde O. Magalhães dos Santos

school. Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus/AM, Brasil.

0000-0001-5101-585X

person Shirley Maria de Araújo Passos

school. Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas, Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus/AM, Brasil.

0000-0002-1168-4757

Correspondence: Isabela Cristina de Miranda Gonçalves - Av. Carvalho Leal, 1.777, Cachoeirinha CEP 69065-001. Manaus/AM, Brasil.

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Participation of the authors

All authors contributed equally to this study.

Isabela Cristina de Miranda Gonçalves – PhD – igoncalves@uea.edu.br

Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett – PhD – jac.sachett@hotmail.com

Waldeyde O. Magalhães dos Santos – PhD student – waldeydemagalhaes@gmail.com

Shirley Maria de Araújo Passos – PhD – smpassos@uea.edu.br

Characteristics	n	%
Sex
Male	91	45.5
Female	109	54.5
Age group
18 to 25 years	166	83.0
26 to 32 years	26	13.0
33 to 40 years	8	4.0
Course
Nursing	42	21.0
Medicine	120	60.0
Dentistry	38	19.0
Academic term
N/A	34	17.0
4th	30	15.0
5th	32	16.0
6th	23	11.5
7th	20	10.0
8th	27	13.5
9th	30	15.0
10-12th	4	2.0
Origin
Capital	96	48.0
Countryside	104	52.0

Characteristics	n	%
Sex
Male	8	24.2
Female	25	75.8
Age group
30 to 41 years	14	42.4
42 to 51 years	13	39.4
52 to 62 years	6	18.2
Course
Nursing	15	45.5
Medicine	5	15.2
Dentistry	13	39.3
Time since graduation
Less than 10 years	4	12.1
Between 10 and 20 years	15	45.5
Between 21 and 30 years	10	30.3
Between 31 and 40 years	4	12.1
Complementary formation
Specialization	4	12.1
Master’s	6	18.2
PhD	22	66.7
Post-doctoral	1	3.0

	Question	Answer	Students		Professors
	Question	Answer	n	%	n	%
Knowledge	Do you think photographing or filming someone without their prior authorization has legal implications?	Yes	193	96.5	33	100.0
		No	6	3.0	0	0.0
		I do not know	1	0.5	0	0.0
	Do you think a patient’s image should be preserved?	Yes	196	98.0	33	100.0
		No	2	1.0	0	0.0
		I do not know	2	1.0	0	0.0
	Do you know about any provisions in the Federal Constitution, the Civil Code or the Brazilian Penal Code that permit the capture and use of people’s images?	Yes	59	29.5	20	60.6
		No	101	50.5	9	27.3
		I do not know	40	20.0	4	12.1
	Are you familiar with any provisions on the capture and use of patient images in your profession’s Code of Ethics?	Yes	110	55.0	25	75.8
		No	56	28.0	6	18.2
		I do not know	34	17.0	2	6.0
Practice	Have you ever photographed a patient during your academic activities in the health services?	Yes	72	36.0	23	69.7
		No	125	62.5	10	30.3
		Does not remember	3	1.5	0	0.0
	If you answered “yes,” for what purpose?	Education	33	45.8	10	43.5
		Research	12	16.7	1	4.4
		Teaching and research	13	18.1	11	47.8
		Teaching, research and social networks	5	6.9	1	4.3
		Teaching and social networks	5	6.9	0	0.0
		Research and social networks	2	2.8	0	0.0
		Social networks	2	2.8	0	0.0
	How often have you shared footage and/or photographs?	1 time	29	40.3	8	34.8
		2 to 4 times	13	18.1	3	13.0
		More than 4 times	7	9.7	5	21.7
		I do not remember	16	22.2	6	26.1
		I have never shared footage and/or photographs	7	9.7	1	4.4
	Did you ask the patient or guardian for permission to take these images? What kind: verbal and/or written permission?*	Verbal	47	65.3	5	15.2
		Written	16	22.2	15	45.4
		Did not ask	5	6.9	3	9.1
		Blank	0	0.0	10	30.3
		I do not remember	2	2.8	0	0.0
		There was no time	2	2.8	0	0.0

[TFN1001] * The participants could choose more than one answer to this question.