Socialstyrelsen og Miia Kivipelto svarer på kritik af demensmetode

Dansk

Regeringen investerer 55 millioner kroner i Finger-metoden til forebyggelse af demens, men forskere sår tvivl om det videnskabelige grundlag. Socialstyrelsen og metodens grundlægger svarer nu på kritikken. Geriatrisk professor Miia Kivipelto kalder kritikken uprofessionel.

Den svenske regering har afsat 55 millioner kroner til Finger-metoden, som siges at kunne forebygge demens. Flere forskere har udtrykt tvivl om metodens videnskabelige fundament og kritiseret investeringen skarpt. Socialstyrelsen og Miia Kivipelto, geriatrisk professor og chefforsker bag metoden, har nu svaret på kritikken. De adresserer de kritiske røster i en artikel i Dagens Nyheter. "Jeg er bare ked af det. Det er meget uprofessionelt," siger Kivipelto om forskernes kritik.

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