To the team led by José Luís Villanueva in a multi-center study carried out at five Madrid hospitals for their study: Ventilación mecánica, gastrostomía percutánea y toma de decisiones en pacientes con ELA: encuesta sobre la opinión de los pacientes, familiares y médicos (Mechanical ventilation, percutaneous gastrostomy and decision making in patients with ALS: an opinion survey among patients, their relatives and doctors).

The objective of this project is to evaluate the usefulness of planning treatment in advance when dealing with patients who have Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In particular, the aim is to evaluate the different perceptions held among the individuals involved in the healthcare process (doctors, main family caregivers and patients).