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

Table 6. Specific opinions given by patients and their families.

Classifier Comments
Q1: In which of these situations would you agree on using VR and video recording patients in hospital?
No replacement of nursing care  1. Automatization of care processes yes—without decreased nursing care.
Q2: In which of the following scenarios would you agree on using VR and video recording patients in hospital?
Doctor communication  1. To record doctor communication of instructions/diagnoses
Education purpose  1. For educational purposes only and with consent
Q3: What concerns do you have about VR and video recording patient in hospital?
Privacy and security  1. Privacy—not just online.
 2. As a visitor I do not want to be filmed.
 3. I believe patients are entitled to some privacy, however.
 4. I have been in the image processing, machine vision, security industry for over 30 years. “Do you know what video cameras can recognize and analyze?” “Faces”: any decent resolution camera will recognize faces, it is the facial recognition software that does the work. “Body movement” biomechanics—same as above “breathing” metrology software can measure the expansion/contraction of the chest. “How often do you think you are exposed to video cameras at...” Your cell phone and laptop cameras unless you disable them, the boss is always watching, just look up, the (cameras) are everywhere—loss prevention, just look up, and in (unclear)...holy moly. Great as a security tool in hallways, elevators, stairs, medicine? unclear word? etc. The camera cannot save you. Privacy concerns.
 5. Concerned about video of naked people.
 6. I would not want that video of me/family out of this forever.
Q4: Other comments that a patient may have
Controllable  1. A person should know when they are on camera and be able to refuse being watched all the time.
Storing time  1. Best: the video recording should be stored 1 to 10 years.
 2. The video recording should be stored for the same amount of time as medical records are preserved.
 3. How the information is used determines for me how I feel about it and for how long it is kept.

Abbreviation: VR, video recognition.