Video recording in general practice: the patients do mind.
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The consent rate for video recording of consultations was examined in a semi-rural training practice in Scotland using a sample of over 1000 patients and the low rate of consent obtained questions the propriety of using coercive methods.
Abstract
The consent rate for video recording of consultations was examined in a semi-rural training practice in Scotland using a sample of over 1000 patients. An attempt was made to reduce the coercive methods of obtaining consent used in previous studies. In a first study explanatory letters were left in the waiting area - 273 patients returning to reception were asked if they wished to be filmed at a later date - 61 patients (22%) agreed. In a second study 830 patients were handed an explanatory letter asking if they wished to be filmed - 48 patients (6%) volunteered. The overall consent rate for the two studies combined was 10%. The low rate of consent obtained from these patients questions the propriety of using coercive methods.