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. 2021 Feb 24;12(1):120–132. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1722614

Table 4. Summary of patients' and families' responses from Minnesota and Florida.

Do you know what video cameras can recognize and analyze? Yes No
Faces 46 (92) 4 (8)
Body movement 43 (88) 6 (12)
Breathing 34 (69) 15 (31)
Pulse 26 (55) 21 (45)
Other objects 34 (79) 9 (21)
How often do you think you are exposed to video cameras at… All the time Sometimes Not at all I don't know
Home 4 (8) 22 (46) 20 (42) 2 (4)
Work or school 17 (35) 28 (57) 2 (4) 2 (4)
Other public places like stores, malls, libraries 27 (54) 23 (46) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Street, outdoors 15 (30) 34 (68) 1 (2) 0 (0)
In which of these situations would you agree on using video recognition and video recording patients in hospital Yes No No strong opinion/maybe
Automatic detection of abnormalities and patients' instability 41 (82) 4 (8) 5 (10)
Monitoring patient safety 44 (88) 2 (4) 4 (8)
Automatization of care processes 25 (50) 16 (32) 9 (18)
Diagnostic suggestions and decision support 30 (60) 13 (26) 7 (14)
For improving quality of health care 37 (74) 6 (12) 7 (14)
Other 4 (50) 1 (12) 3 (38)
In which of the following scenarios would you be comfortable with video recognition and video recording patient? Yes No No strong opinion/maybe
All the time while the patient is in the hospital room 26 (52) 20 (40) 4 (8)
Only while undergoing an invasive intervention in procedure room 32 (71) 7 (16) 6 (13)
Only while undergoing diagnostic manipulation 27 (63) 7 (16) 9 (21)
Only in an emergency situation 23 (52) 14 (32) 7 (16)
Other 0 (0) 1 (100) 0 (0)
Please, choose what best describes your viewpoint on VR and video recording patients in hospital Yes I am
not sure
No
I think it will speed up clinical assessment and treatment 19 (40) 21 (45) 7 (15)
I believe it will have a positive impact on patient safety 34 (69) 11 (22) 4 (8)
I think it will be peace of mind and will have a positive impact on my satisfaction 26 (55) 15 (32) 6 (13)
It is okay that a video camera will monitor patient during hospital stay 30 (64) 11 (23) 6 (13)
What concerns do you have about video recognition and video recording patient in hospital? Agree I am
not sure
Disagree
I am concerned that there may be privacy breaches and the video will be shared online 29 (59) 11 (22) 9 (18)
I am concerned about the use of video in lawsuits 13 (27) 20 (42) 15 (31)
Other 2 (29) 4 (57) 1 (14)