Effectiveness of active learning-based transfer movement training for caregivers working in a residential care home.
Tomohiro Otani, Daiki Yokoyama, Kazuki Fujisaki and 6 others
PMID 39493691WHAT IT FOUND
Caregivers in residential homes who attended active learning training reported higher confidence in safe positioning, equipment use, and motivating patients.
This was measured by self-report questionnaires, not by observing actual transfers or measuring back pain.
Key findings
01Self-reported confidence in all six areas of care improved significantly from baseline at both 3 days and 1 month post-training.
02The magnitude of this self-reported improvement was large, with effect sizes ranging from 0.62 to 0.74.
03Free-text responses shifted from anxiety about transfers before training to positive reports of better teamwork and reduced physical burden one month later.
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What it does not show
The study only measured what caregivers said about their own practices using a questionnaire that has not been validated. It did not observe actual patient transfers or measure physical outcomes like low back pain incidence. There was no control group, so it is impossible to know if the changes were due to the training or other factors. The participants were all from residential care homes, so the findings may not apply to hospital or home-care settings.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume this training reduces actual physical burden or back pain, as these outcomes were not measured. The findings reflect caregivers' self-reported confidence, which may not match their actual performance.