Sweden Health Economic Study
Find information and resources about the Sweden version of the health economic study entitled “Exploring the Benefits of Assistive Communication”.
“Exploring the Benefits of Assistive Communication”
This study was conducted from June 2023 to April 2024 in Sweden by Augur and Health Economist John Moshtaghi Svensson, and commissioned by Dynavox Group. Participants could use any high-tech AAC tool from any manufacturer.
Sweden Study Participants
Pre-study interviews
12 physical/digital interviews with users of various high-tech AAC brands and/or their caregivers, in addition to 5 Swedish speech therapists who prescribe high-tech AAC tools (29 participants in total).
Online survey
81 online interviews with users of various high-tech AAC brands and/or caregivers/assistants.
Key Findings
The Sweden version of this health economic study details findings broken down by condition and type of group impacted. The study shows that assistive communication is an investment with measurable returns and clear economic benefits to society.
Top-level findings show that investments in high-tech assistive communication solutions for people in Sweden with disabilities:
2x
double a user’s quality of life
3x
pay for themselves three times over
Resources
In addition to the full Sweden version of the health economic study “Exploring the Benefits of Assistive Communication”, feel free to download related resources including an executive summary of the full study and a wall poster highlighting key findings from the study. All resources are available free of charge.
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The complete Sweden version of the health economic study, available to download in English and Swedish:
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An executive summary of the Sweden version of the health economic study, available to download in the following languages:
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A set of wall posters highlighting key findings of the Sweden version of the health economic study, broken down by ALS, autism and cerebral palsy, available to download in the following languages: