Socialstyrelsen og Miia Kivipelto svarer på kritikk mot demensmetode

Regjeringen investerer 55 millioner kroner i Finger-metoden for å forebygge demens, men forskere sår tvil om det vitenskapelige grunnlaget. Socialstyrelsen og metodens grunnlegger svarer nå på kritikken. Geriatriprofessor Miia Kivipelto kaller kritikken uprofesjonell.

Den svenske regjeringen har bevilget 55 millioner kroner til Finger-metoden, som hevdes å forebygge demens. Flere forskere har uttrykt tvil om metodens vitenskapelige fundament og rettet skarp kritikk mot investeringen. Socialstyrelsen og Miia Kivipelto, geriatriprofessor og sjefsforsker bak metoden, har nå svart på kritikken. De adresserer de kritiske stemmene i en kronikk i Dagens Nyheter. "Jeg er bare trist. Det er veldig uprofesjonelt", sier Kivipelto om forskernes kritikk.

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