Is it me? The impact of patient–physician interactions on lupus patients’ psychological well-being, cognition and health-care-seeking behaviour

The aim was to explore the impact of patient-physician interactions, pre- and post-diagnosis, on lupus and UCTD patients' psychological well-being, cognition and health-care-seeking behaviour.Participants were purposively sampled from the 233 responses to a survey on patient experiences of medical support. Twenty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted and themes generated using thematic analysis.The study identified six principal themes:...