Oasis Pain Management

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Curriculum Overview

Curriculum Overview

Oasis is a curriculum designated for hospice patients to use varying relaxation techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation, aromatherapy, guided imagery, and mindfulness to help decrease and manage their pain through the 3 dimensions of the Biopsychosocial Theory of Pain. The Biopsychosocial Theory of Pain is further described later in the curriculum. This curriculum is 8-weeks long, consisting of sessions that are 15-minutes long, twice a week.

Emily Ausman, MS, CTRS

About the Curriculum Developer

My name is Emily Ausman, and I am a CTRS and also have completed my MS in therapeutic recreation at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. I have worked with older adults in a volunteer position for roughly 10 years and completed my undergraduate internship at Redeemer Health and Rehab in Minneapolis, MN where I was able to work with older adults in a long-term care skilled nursing facility. At Redeemer I also got the opportunity to work with individuals who had a hospice diagnosis and that is where my passion began.

Curriculum Training

Training Overview:

Take the Pre-Training Quiz
Watch the Training Video
Review the Fidelity Manual
Take the Post-Training Quiz

Training Quizzes:

Click the link to access the quiz

Pre-Training Quiz: Click HERE
Post-Training Quiz: Click HERE

The Fidelity Manual: Click Here to Download

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Watch the Training Video Below

Client Assessment

Assessment Description/Explanation

Oasis utilizes two assessments:

The World Health Quality Organization Quality of Life - Bref (WHOQOL-Bref), which is a 26-question, Likert scale assessment that assesses individuals perceived quality of life in that past two weeks in 4 domains: physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment.

The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). The NPRS assesses current, best, and worst pain level in the past 24 hours on a 0 to 10 scale. 0 is no pain, 5 is moderate pain, and 10 is the worst pain imaginable.

Assessment Download and Upload

Download the WHOQOL-Bref HERE
Download the NPRS HERE
Upload Assessment Data HERE

Program Evaluation

Program Evaluation/Description

Oasis is evaluated at the completion of each 8-week program facilitation. On the right of this will find a form that is utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of each session and the program in general. The facilitator of Oasis will be the one completing this form.

Program Evaluation Upload

Download Evaluation HERE
Upload Completed Evaluations HERE

Research Poster

Presented poster at the Research and Creativity Symposium held at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse in May of 2022.

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