Anthony F. Jerant, M.D.
 Anthony F. Jerant, M.D. Associate Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Address UC Davis Medical Center 4860 Y Street, Suite 2300 Sacramento, California 95817 Phone (916) 734-7081 e-mail afjerant@ucdavis.edu Research Interests Dr. Jerant is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University and completed residency training at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington. He was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar from 2000-2004. His research interests include developing and evaluating effective and resource-efficient methods of enhancing patient self-efficacy for health-related tasks; evaluating the influence of patient personality characteristics in health care and clinical research; and understanding and mitigating health disparities.  |
Recent Publications
Five factor model personality factors moderated the effects of an intervention to enhance chronic disease management self-efficacy. Franks P, Chapman B, Duberstein P, Jerant A. Br J Health Psychol. 2009 Sep;14(Pt 3):473-87. Epub 2008 Sep 20.
Effects of personality on self-rated health in a 1-year randomized controlled trial of chronic illness self-management. Jerant A, Chapman B, Duberstein P, Franks P. Br J Health Psychol. 2009 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]
Home-based, peer-led chronic illness self-management training: findings from a 1-year randomized controlled trial. Jerant A, Moore-Hill M, Franks P. Ann Fam Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;7(4):319-27.
Training residents to employ self-efficacy-enhancing interviewing techniques: randomized controlled trial of a standardized patient intervention. Jerant A, Kravitz RL, Azari R, White L, García JA, Vierra H, Virata MC, Franks P. J Gen Intern Med. 2009 May;24(5):606-13. Epub 2009 Mar 19.
Is personality a key predictor of missing study data? An analysis from a randomized controlled trial. Jerant A, Chapman BP, Duberstein P, Franks P. Ann Fam Med. 2009 Mar-Apr;7(2):148-56.
Increasing uptake of colorectal cancer screening. Jerant A. BMJ. 2009 Jan 8;338:a2658. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2658. No abstract available.
Self-report adherence measures in chronic illness: retest reliability and predictive validity. Jerant A, DiMatteo R, Arnsten J, Moore-Hill M, Franks P. Medical Care. 2008 Nov;46(11):1134-9.
Personality and EQ-5D scores among individuals with chronic conditions.
Jerant A, Chapman BP, Franks P. Quality of Life Research. 2008 Nov;17(9):1195-204. Epub 2008 Oct 7.
Health status among US Hispanics: ethnic variation, nativity, and language moderation. Jerant A, Arellanes R, Franks P. Medical Care 2008 Jul;46(7):709-17.
Determinants of racial/ethnic colorectal cancer screening disparities. Jerant AF, Fenton JJ, Franks P. Archives of Internal Medicine 2008 Jun 23;168(12):1317-24.
Depressive symptoms moderated the effect of chronic illness self-management training on self-efficacy. Jerant A, Kravitz R, Moore-Hill M, Franks P. Med Care. 2008 May;46(5):523-31.
Cigarette Prices, Smoking, and the Poor: Implications of Recent Trends. Franks P, Jerant AF, Leigh JP, Lee D, Chiem A, Lewis I, Lee S. American Journal of Public Health. 2007; 97: 1873-1877.
Effects of a tailored interactive multimedia computer program on determinants of colorectal cancer screening: A randomized controlled pilot study in physician offices. Jerant A, Kravitz RL, Rooney M, Amerson S, Kreuter M, Franks P. Patient Education and Counseling. 2007 Apr;66(1):67-74. Epub 2006 Dec 6.
Telemonitoring for patients with chronic heart failure: a systematic review. Chaudhry SI, Phillips CO, Stewart SS, Riegel B, Mattera JA, Jerant AF, Krumholz HM. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2007 Feb;13(1):56-62.
Prevalence and trends in smoking: a national rural study. Doescher MP, Jackson JE, Jerant A, Gary Hart L. Journal of Rural Health. 2006 Spring;22(2):112-8.
Studying physician effects on patient outcomes: physician interactional style and performance on quality of care indicators. Franks P, Jerant AF, Fiscella K, Shields CG, Tancredi DJ, Epstein RM. Social Science & Medicine. 2006 Jan;62(2):422-32. Epub 2005 Jul 1.
Jerant AF, Azari RS, Nesbitt TS, Edwards-Goodbee A, Meyers FJ. Social Science & Medicine. 2006 Jan;62(1):199-207. Epub 2005 Jun 28.