Objective To investigate the impacts of individualized and staged exercise rehabilitation on the incidence of complications, self-efficacy, joint function, and quality of life in patients after total hip arthroplasty.

Methods A total of 140 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 70 patients in each group. The control group received routine rehabilitation nursing, while the observation group received individualized and staged exercise rehabilitation program on the basis of routine rehabilitation nursing, including exercise interventions at preoperative, early postoperative (2 weeks), mid-postoperative (4 weeks), and late postoperative (3 months) stages. The incidence of complications and the scores of self-efficacy, Harris hip function, and the 36-item Short-form Survey (SF-36) before and after intervention were compared between the two groups.

Results The total incidence of complications in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After the intervention, the scores of the Self-Efficacy Scale, Harris Hip Function Scale, and SF-36 were significantly improved in both groups, and all indicators in the observation group were higher than those in the control group(P < 0.05).

Conclusion Individualized and staged exercise rehabilitation has positive impacts on occurrence of complications, self-efficacy, functional recovery, and quality of life in patients after total hip arthroplasty, thereby meeting the individualized needs of patients and optimizing their postoperative recovery outcomes.