title: Perception and Acceptability of Medical Photography in Chinese Dermatologic Patients: A Questionnaire Survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Medical photography is increasingly used by physicians, but studies assessing the perception and acceptability of medical photography by Chinese dermatologic patients are scarce.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the perception and acceptability of medical photography in Chinese dermatologic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  From July to December 2014, adult patients visiting the Dermatology Clinic of The First Affiliated Hospital of Third Military Medical University were included in this study. They were required to fill an anonymous questionnaire regarding perception and acceptability of medical photography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 509 consecutive patients completed the questionnaire, with 35 and 474 declining and undergoing medical photography, respectively. Meanwhile, 81.0% of the patients preferred to be photographed by attending physicians; 63.3% favored clinic-owned cameras, and 81.0% would rather have their photographs stored in the department's database. Besides, most patients allowed their photographs to be used in case studies (92.8%) or medical record keeping (90.3%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most Chinese dermatologic patients accept medical photography. However, the principles of privacy protection and informed consent should be strictly enforced in clinical practice, and appropriate photographic devices and storage methods should be used, for better acceptance.
authors.affiliation: *All authors are affiliated with the Department of Dermatology, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Xichuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001290:Attitude; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003219:Confidentiality; D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057240:Patient Preference / Q000208:ethnology*; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018907:Privacy / Q000523:psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D057545:Social Stigma; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires