Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of rehabilitation personnel in Shanghai. Methods Shanghai medical institutions were investigated through self-questionnaire including rehabilitation personnel quantity, basic characteristics of sociology and training from 2011 to 2013. Results There are 2262 rehabilitation personnel on duty in the medical institutions, with 321 rehabilitation doctors, 860 rehabilitation therapists and 666 rehabilitation nurses, 415 people without identity; female rehabilitation doctors, female rehabilitation therapists and female rehabilitation nurses account for 48.91%, 54.77%, 98.80% respectively; 25-34 years old group accounts for 44.24%, 38.84% and 39.79% respectively; working less than 5 years accounts for 30.84%, 65.00% and 60.81% respectively. Rehabilitation doctors with bachelor degree and clinical profession account for 56.70% and 75.07% respectively; rehabilitation therapists with college degree and rehabilitation profession account for 48.37% and 89.19% respectively; rehabilitation nurses with college degree and nursing profession account for 52.25% and 99.55% respectively; rehabilitation physicians, therapists and rehabilitation nurses who didn't accept the professional training of rehabilitation account for 4.36%, 4.07% and 28.68% respectively. Conclusion Shanghai rehabilitation personnel are deficient and some staff has not yet been identified, rehabilitation personnel structure and functional reeducation also need to be reinforced.

Key words: rehabilitation, rehabilitation personnel, status analysis