Table 2.

Results from the close-ended questionnaires after the participants’ last session (10th or 40th session)

Question	How pleasant or unpleasant did you find the FES sessions to be?
Answers	Very unpleasant	Unpleasant	Neither pleasant nor unpleasant	Pleasant	Very pleasant
Results (n)	1	0	2	4	3
Question	Do you feel confident that this treatment could result in an improvement in symptoms of depression?
Answers	Not at all confident	Not confident	Neither confident nor unconfident	Confident	Very confident
Results (n)	0	1	2	4	3
Question	If the FEST treatment were found to result in a mild improvement to symptoms of depression, how likely would you be to choose to undergo this treatment in the future?
Answers	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Neither likely nor unlikely	Likely	Very likely
Results (n)	0	0	0	5	5
Question	If the FEST treatment were found to result in a moderate improvement to symptoms of depression, how likely would you be to choose to undergo this treatment in the future?
Answers	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Neither likely nor unlikely	Likely	Very likely
Results (n)	0	0	1	2	7
Question	If the FES treatment were found to result in a strong improvement to symptoms of depression, how likely would you be to choose to undergo this treatment in the future?
Answers	Very unlikely	Unlikely	Neither likely nor unlikely	Likely	Very likely
Results (n)	0	0	0	2	8