TABLE 1.

Enteral Tube Caregiving App Functions and System Requirements

Key Function	Description	Purpose	Functional Requirements
Home page (with notes)	The main page of the app where users can view the current care situation	Promote situation awareness around the child and associated care needs	View care routines that need to be done today, receive alerts when a care is completed or overdue, receive inventory alerts (eg, reorder), write and view simple note handoffs
Child profile	App page with details about the child	Provide users with essential information to understand and support the child	Record important information about what makes the child who they are (eg, comfort measures, needs, likes), record tube details (eg, size, length, frequency of changes, date of original placement), include image of the child
Network management	App function that allows primary user to manage members of the child’s caregiving network	Manage user information and app access	Invite other users to use the app, remove users from the app, view app users and their contact details
Nutrition plan	App page focused on all aspects of the child’s nutrition plan	Ensure child receives appropriate and timely nutrition care	Enter meal schedules throughout the day, including formulas, foods, water, and supplements; document child’s daily recipes and regimens; calculate rates and volumes with a simple calculator; indicate child’s sick day nutrition and hydration plans
Routines (scheduling)	App page focused on creating schedules for all care	Facilitate continuity and accuracy of care	Create and maintain schedules for what care to do when, labeled and organized by caregiver (user) preference; view when foods, medications, or procedures are due and completed; log when foods, medications, or procedures are completed; set reminders or alarms to distinguish when a care is due or overdue
Inventory management	App page that serves as a hub for all inventory-related functions	Streamline inventory management activities	Track medications, supplies, and suppliers; facilitate refill or reorder of supplies
Tracking	App page that allows users to create trackers for various clinical indicators	Ability to monitor child health daily and over time	Use standard or create custom trackers for clinical indicators (eg, wt, blood pressure, bowel movements), record clinical indicators and view data over time, automated tracking of nutrition and water intake, connect tracked data to other app functions (eg, prompt water intake)
Crisis plans	App page that has specific details for crisis situations	Ensure all caregivers have access to emergency information	Provide direction for common enteral tube–related emergencies (eg, dislodgement, obstruction, infection, etc)
Trouble shooting and general information	App page to access tutorials for general information on enteral care and troubleshooting tutorials	Provide all caregivers with basic enteral tube information and support for common challenges	Review basics of enteral tube functions through training tutorials, view videos on troubleshooting common problems or managing equipment