Do multimorbidity and deprivation influence patients’ emotional expressions and doctors’ responses in primary care consultations? – An exploratory study using multilevel analysis

•We video-recorded 107 primary care consultations.•GPs were less likely overall to provide space as the consultation proceeded.•Multimorbid patients were less likely to express emotional distress explicitly.•GPs were more likely to acknowledge emotions of patients in more deprived areas.•Multimorbidity and deprivation affect the dynamics of the GP consultations.