The ethical and legal aspects of image publications of patients: an integrative literature review
The ethical and legal aspects of image publications of patients: an integrative literature review

Summary/Abstract: Advances in information technology have made it possible to be in line with health and ensure the safety of patient data, since capture to sharing. However, there are still issues that need to discuss, especially in the area of health, regarding patient autonomy, in its biopsychosocial and spiritual perspective. Thus, this study aimed to highlight and discuss the ethical and legal aspects of the publication of patient images, based on scientific health publications. It is an Integrative Review of Literature, which aims to summarize the data present in the empirical and theoretical literature to broaden the understanding of a particular phenomenon. Performed the search in the Virtual Health Library (BVS) and from the study criteria, six articles were included. The final sample of this review observed a few original studies on the ethical and legal aspects of the use of patient images by health professionals, published by researchers from the United States of America, France, England, Australia, Brazil, and Colombia. The results of this review evidenced the fragility regarding the use of the consent term and the use and sharing of images, with the perspective of preserving the autonomy of the patient. The study presented the need for ethical and legal devices, that reveal greater attention and surveillance with the publication of patient images by students and health professionals and suggests the use of protocols that aim at storing the images, avoiding unnecessary sharing.

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