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. 2023 Jul 10;15:e45316. doi: 10.2196/45316

Table 2.

“Must have,” “nice to have,” and “should not have” components determined by caregivers and clinicians.


Must have Nice to have Should not have
Educating caregivers and patients
  • Kidney condition treatment and monitoring

  • Tips for lifelong monitoring

  • Real-world experiences

  • Benefits of monitoring

  • Appropriate tone

  • Presented in simple terms

  • Use visuals

  • Real-world implications of kidney injury

  • Guide to the NICUa and kidney care

  • How to advocate for your child

  • Clinic visit guide

  • Laboratory testing guide

  • Questions to ask clinician

  • Help with blood work and how to collect urine

  • Gamify education

  • Use videos

  • Intentionally build clinic or follow-up retention

Make caregivers feel guilty about their child’s kidney disease risk
Enhances communication b
  • Communication between patient and clinician

  • Questions and answers space, or frequently asked questions

  • NICU doctor livestream video

  • Communication between clinicians

  • Share laboratory results

Avoid increasing work burden of clinicians
Make scheduling appointments easier
  • Scheduling

  • Help stacking and coordinating appointments to one visit

  • Appointment tracking and reminders

Track and sense make of laboratory results for caregivers
  • Explain and interpret laboratory results

  • Longitudinal tracking of laboratory results

  • Alert for concerning laboratory results

Identify treating health care team for caregivers
  • Staff profiles and list

Support for caregivers
  • Offer community and support

Help caregivers
  • Note taking, keeping resources together

  • Longitudinal life of tool

  • Custom to patient

Access information outside of the stressful NICU setting
  • App

  • Website

  • Printed materials

  • Translate into different languages

  • Content on tablet at hospital

aNICU: neonatal intensive care unit.

bN/A: not applicable.