Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Jerant's research interests include seeking ways of improving the health of people with chronic health conditions and eliminating disparities in the outcomes of such conditions. Given the difficulties chronically ill people face in obtaining consistent, timely access to primary care, a major focus of his work is in developing and evaluating technology-enhanced care delivery - e.g., in the home, via computer - to effectively expand the primary care encounter in space and time. Using such tools to bolster patients' confidence in their ability to master self-management of their chronic conditions is a particularly strong current theme in his research.

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Dr. Jerant enjoys providing care across the full spectrum of family medicine, including care of children, adolescents and adults, prenatal and obstetrical care, and outpatient surgical procedures. His goal is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based medical care to each of his patients. However, he also strives to ensure that his technical expertise is always applied in a manner that is guided by his patients' personal values, preferences and health goals.

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Select Recent Publications:

Jerant, AF., Moore, M., Franks, P. Home Based, Peer-Led Chronic Illness Self-Management Training: Findings from a One Year Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Family Medicine. 7:319-327. 2009

Jerant, AF., Kravitz, RL, Azari, R, White, L., Garcia, J., Vierra, H., Franks, P. Training Residents to Employ Self-Efficacy Enhancing Interviewing Techniques: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Standardized Patient Intervention. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 24:606-613. 2009

Jerant, AF., Chapman, B.P., Duberstein, P., Franks, P. Is Personality a Key Predictor of Missing Study Data? An Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Family Medicine. 7: 148-156. 2009

Chapman, B.P., Franks, P., Duberstein, P., Jerant, A Differences between Individual and Societal Health State Preferences among Chronic Disease Patients: Any Link with Personality? Medical Care. 47:902-7. 2009

Jerant, AF., Chapman, B.P., Franks, P. Personality and EQ-5D Scores among Individuals with Chronic Conditions. Quality of Life Research. 17: 1195-204. 2008

Franks, P., Chapman, B.P., Duberstein, P., Jerant, A Five factor model personality factors moderated the effects of an intervention to enhance chronic disease management self-efficacy. British Journal of Health Psychology, September 20 [Epub ahead of print] 2008

Jerant, AF., DiMatteo M.R, Arnsten, J., Moore-Hill, M., Franks, P. Self-Report Adherence Measures in Chronic lllness: Retest Reliability and Predictive Validity. Medical Care. 46: 1134-9. 2008

Jerant, AF., Moore, M., Lorig, K., Franks, P. Perceived Control Moderated the Self-Efficacy Enhancing Effects of a Chronic lllness Self-Management Intervention. Chronic lllness. 4:173-182. 2008

Jerant, A.F., Arellanes, R, Franks, P. Health Status among U.S. Hispanics: Ethnic Variation, Nativity and Language Moderation. Medical Care. 46:709-717. 2008

Jerant, AF., Fenton, J.J., Franks, P. Determinants of EthniclRacial Colorectal Cancer Screening Disparities. Archives of Internal Medicine. 168: 1317-1324. 2008