ABSTRACT
Objective To understand the development situation and existing problems of personnel allocation of assistive device institu-tions during the"Twelfth Five-Year"period in Shanghai,China.Methods A questionnaire was designed and a census was conducted to ob-tain the personnel allocation data from district and street level assistive institutions in 2010 and 2014 about age,education background,ma-jor and years of working, etc. Results During the comparison between 2010 and 2014, there was significant difference only on years of working from district level(P<0.01),and there were significant differences on age,education background,major and years of working from street level (χ2≥43.603, P<0.001). The personnel structures in urban districts and suburban districts were significantly different between 2010 and 2014(χ2≥16.166,P<0.001).Conclusion During the"Twelfth Five-Year"period,the construction of talents for assistive device in-stitutions got remarkable achievement in Shanghai,but it is still necessary to strengthen professional training and reduce the difference of structure.