Looking at the political agenda for health and welfare across the five Nordic countries will reveal that patients with chronic illnesses and continued treatment of these is one of the main political priorities. This prioritization is based on the potential economic burden that faces the Nordic countries, should the number of patients with chronic illnesses keep rising.
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.
