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Exploring patient views of empathic optimistic communication for osteoarthritis in primary care: a qualitative interview study using vignettes

Emily Lyness, Jane Louise Vennik, Felicity L Bishop, Pranati Misurya, Jeremy Howick, Kirsten A Smith, Mohana Ratnapalan, Stephanie Hughes, Hajira Dambha-Miller, Jennifer Bostock, Leanne Morrison, Christian D Mallen, Lucy Yardley, Geraldine Leydon, Paul Little and Hazel Everitt
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (3): BJGPO.2021.0014. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0014
Emily Lyness
1 GP and Academic Clinical Fellow, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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  • For correspondence: emilylyness{at}doctors.org.uk
Jane Louise Vennik
2 Research Fellow, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Felicity L Bishop
3 Associate Professor in Health Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Pranati Misurya
4 Research Assistant, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Jeremy Howick
5 Senior Researcher and Impact Fellow, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Kirsten A Smith
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Mohana Ratnapalan
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Hajira Dambha-Miller
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Jennifer Bostock
8 Patient Public Involvement Contributor, Southampton, UK
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Leanne Morrison
9 Lecturer in Health Psychology, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Christian D Mallen
10 Professor of General Practice and Public Health, Keele University, Keele, UK
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vol. 5 no. 3 BJGPO.2021.0014
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0014
PubMed 
33712500

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Royal College of General Practitioners
History 
  • Received February 4, 2021
  • Accepted February 10, 2021
  • Published online June 30, 2021.

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  1. Emily Lyness1,*,
  2. Jane Louise Vennik2,
  3. Felicity L Bishop3,
  4. Pranati Misurya4,
  5. Jeremy Howick5,
  6. Kirsten A Smith2,
  7. Mohana Ratnapalan1,
  8. Stephanie Hughes6,
  9. Hajira Dambha-Miller7,
  10. Jennifer Bostock8,
  11. Leanne Morrison9,
  12. Christian D Mallen10,
  13. Lucy Yardley11,
  14. Geraldine Leydon12,
  15. Paul Little13 and
  16. Hazel Everitt13
  1. 1 GP and Academic Clinical Fellow, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  2. 2 Research Fellow, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  3. 3 Associate Professor in Health Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  4. 4 Research Assistant, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  5. 5 Senior Researcher and Impact Fellow, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
  6. 6 Senior Research Assistant, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  7. 7 GP and Clinical Lecturer, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  8. 8 Patient Public Involvement Contributor, Southampton, UK
  9. 9 Lecturer in Health Psychology, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  10. 10 Professor of General Practice and Public Health, Keele University, Keele, UK
  11. 11 Professor in Health Psychology, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  12. 12 Professor of Medical Sociology & Healthcare Interaction, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  13. 13 Professor of Primary Care Research, Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Emily Lyness, emilylyness{at}doctors.org.uk
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