Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of individual rehabilitation nursing guidance on the initiative of rehabilitation therapy of spinalcord injury patients. Methods 50 spinal cord injured patients were divided into conventional group (group A) and individualized group(group B). Group A was given conventional rehabilitation nursing guidance. Group B was given special rehabilitation nursing guidance consideringthe patients' and their families' requirement. Initiative of rehabilitation therapy was assessed between group A and group B beforeand 2 months after intervention. Results Group A had no significant increasing of initiative assessment score (P<0.05) 2 months, while theinitiative assessment score of group B increased significantly (P<0.01), even group B was better than group A (P<0.05) after the intervention.Conclusion Individual rehabilitation nursing guidance may facilitate to improve the initiative of SCI patients.

Key words: individualization, rehabilitation nursing guidance, spinal cord injury, initiative