TABLE 2.

Key Themes Found in Open-ended Questions With (+) Denoting a Positive Response and (−) Denoting a Negative Response

Key Theme	Pavlik Harness	Rhino Brace	Denis Browne bar
Comfort and irritation	(+) “Softer than other harnesses” (−) “Wearing the harness 24 h a day can cause some uncomfort to the child such as irritation of skin.”	(−) “I was concerned about her being uncomfortable as a brand new baby” (−) “It also gave my child several rashes and dry skin from rubbing” (−) “Leg foam was also ill-fitting and hot”	(−) “My daughter was not comfortable in it.”
Ease of use	(+) “It is easy to understand how it works and it is pretty easy overall” (+) “It is a simple but effective and non-invasive medical treatment” (−) “It was challenging to make it adjusted correctly at all times” (−) “That it would be too loose or tight and not effective”	(+) “It was easy to use and put on as a parent” (+) “It’s easier than the pavlik because you can’t mess up the fit”	(+) “It seems much easier and less invasive than many other options.” (+) “It was adjustable depending on how my daughter was growing.” (−) “It was difficult to know how tight the straps should be when replacing them with clean ones.”
Cleanliness	(−) “My daughter had reflux and it became so gross and dirty” (−) “very difficult to keep clean, we ended up buying 2 so that we could swap them each week to wash one when the physio changed it over”	(+) “It’s easy to clean” (+) “Easy to keep child clean.”	(−) “[An improvement could be a] Removable cover over bar to help keep clean” (−) “Cleaning my child [was a concern].
Impediment of daily activities	(−) “Caring for our daughter in the way we intended was interrupted because we had to pick her up, hold her, and change her diaper all significantly different”	(−) “finding car seats/prams/carriers/high chairs/ways to manage shopping trolleys, etc. was really hard. Especially when I needed a double pram to accommodate toddler too.”	(−) “Not being able to cuddle her”