Publishing Identifiable Patient Photographs in Scientific Journals: Scoping Review of Policies and Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Publishing identifiable patient data in scientific journals may jeopardize patient privacy and confidentiality if best ethical practices are not followed. Current journal practices show considerable diversity in the publication of identifiable patient photographs, and different stakeholders may have different opinions of and practices in publishing patient photographs.

Objective

This scoping review aimed to identify existing evidence and map knowledge gaps in medical research on the policies and practices of publishing identifiable photographs in scientific articles.

Methods

We performed a comprehensive search of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL with Full Text, Database of Abstracts of Revie

SUBMITTER: Roguljic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9475410 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature