Table 2.

Primary outcome: barriers to bracing and self-implemented solutions (n = 14)

Barriers	n (%)	Corresponding items	Solutions
Limitation in activities of daily living	8 (57)	“To drive; to sit down” “Like a penguin on the ice floe” “Not able to bend down” “Can’t use it to do sport” “To bend over”	“Adaptation of movements” “The ortho-prosthetist readjusts”
Difficult to wear it during hot weather, excessive sweating	8 (57)	“Suffocating with it in summer” “Impossible to wear it” “I didn’t wear it”	“To take a change of clothes” “Seamless t-shirt” “Cotton tank top”
Burden of aesthetic appearance	7 (50)	“It has an impact on self-image, it has an impact on femininity” “I never wear it outside” “It’s ugly” “The way people look at you” “Difficult to dress with” “Not very stylish”	“Loose-fitting clothing” “I put it on last over my clothes or under my pants”
Digestive discomfort	3 (21)	“I have aerophagia” “I have reflux”	“Loosening the brace” “I do not wear it during meals”
Increased pain	3 (21)	“Muscular pains” “Hips and ribs [pain]”	“Essential oils, analgesics, heat, rest” “I saw the ortho-prosthetist”
Dissatisfaction with the fit	2 (14)	“The brace is much too wide now” “The straps are not long enough”	“I have hernia but the brace had been made according to” “Was modified and it is better since”
Skin discomfort	2 (14)	“I am very careful”	“Cotton t-shirt below under”
Respiratory discomfort	2 (14)	“Yes [respiratory discomfort] but also related to aerophagia”	“Loosening the brace” “I learned to breathe with it”
Asthenia	1 (7)	“Significant fatigue with the brace”
Urinary discomfort	1 (7)	“Urine loss”
Communication problems with health care provider	1 (7)	“Have you ever worn a brace? Do you know what you are talking about?”
Traveling	1 (7)	“[The brace is] cumbersome”