The present invention provides a lifting aid comprising a base, a lifting mechanism and a fixing unit. The pedestal stands on the ground and the lifting mechanism is located on the pedestal. The lifting mechanism reciprocates along a lifting direction. The fixing unit is connected to the lifting mechanism and is interlocked, and the fixing unit is fixed to the limb of the user. The extension line of the aforementioned lifting direction is not perpendicular to the ground. Thereby, the lifting aid of the present invention can be conveniently operated by the user and assist the user to naturally switch between the standing posture and the sitting posture.本新型係提供一種起身輔助裝置,包含基座、升降機構以及固定單元。基座立於地面,升降機構則設於基座。升降機構沿著一升降方向往復移動。固定單元連接升降機構而受其連動,且固定單元供固定於使用者之肢體。前述升降方向之延伸線與地面不垂直。藉此,本新型之起身輔助裝置可方便使用者隨身操作,並輔助使用者自然地切換站姿與坐姿。