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. 2021 Dec 2;5(12):e29687. doi: 10.2196/29687

Table 3.

Recommendations offered by participants for further refinement of the Families Moving Forward Connect mobile health intervention.

Category Recommendations
General app-wide functions

Engagement features
  • More robust notification system

  • Coaching

  • Changes to weekly emails

  • Tip of the day


Navigation—making things easier to find or use
  • Search function

  • Overlays and tutorials

  • Navigation shortcuts

  • Multiple platforms (ie, phone, computer, tablet)


Broader access
  • Spanish language, closed captioning

  • Functions to allow consideration of multiple children with FASDa within the app

  • Ability to share the app and other materials with others

  • Companion apps for teachers, children/teens, and others

Learning Modules and Library

Navigation/organization
  • Table of contents for each module, with fewer screens per section

  • Open access to all content from the start

  • Consolidate or offer selected number of videos

  • Fewer clicks to start videos

  • Live links to other web sites

  • Having content available on (1) app screens so easier to read and (2) PDF for easy sharing


Content
  • More real-life videos and practical strategies

  • Research summaries

  • Information specific to birth parents and ways to deal with guilt, grief, shame, and stigma

  • Additional ideas for self-care

  • Tips for advocacy and navigating systems

  • Strategies for facilitating social interactions/friendships

  • Video examples of clinicians working with parents

Family Forum
  • Different forum interface

  • Open access to subforums

  • Discussion starters

  • Regional or state subforums; Provider directories

  • Ability to direct message other users

New features under development
  • Behavior tracker

  • Coaching

  • Daily ratings

aFASD: fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.