The transition of assessing health technologies to social interventions in Sweden.

Int J Technol Assess Health Care

The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU), Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: November 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • - Since the 1970s, the Swedish government has actively promoted social work practices grounded in research to benefit practitioners and patients alike.
  • - In 2015, the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment (SBU) was tasked with reviewing research on social work interventions and sharing findings with stakeholders, leading to its renaming to include social services.
  • - The article discusses the integration of health technology assessment (HTA) with Social Intervention Assessment (SIA), highlighting both the benefits and challenges that come with this fusion.

Article Abstract

Since the 1970s the Swedish government has been promoting social work based on research into methods which work in practice for practitioners and patients. In 2015, the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment (SBU), a government agency instigated in 1987, was commissioned to expand its remit, to review empirical research on social work interventions and to disseminate the results to stakeholders. SBU was then renamed The Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU). This article describes the fusion of health technology assessment (HTA) and Social Intervention Assessment (SIA), including advantages and challenges.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266462324000606DOI Listing

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