Welfare Technology and Chronic Illnesses, unleashing the hidden potentital

Diseases like diabetes, COPD and dementia have, along with other chronic illnesses, become prevalent diseases and all prognosis indicate a continued increase in the coming years.

This publication is focused on how the Nordic countries can, more successfully, use welfare technology to better assist patients with chronic illnesses in their everyday life, as well as alleviate the growing economic challenge described in the section above.

This is done by identifying the primary barriers and challenges prohibiting wider and better use of welfare technology – and presenting a wide range of political recommendations on how best to solve these obstacles.