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Increasing evidence suggests that cognitive stimulation (CS) can be beneficial for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Dementia (MD)[1]. However, there are only a few computerised cognitive stimulation programmes available in Italian and some of them require long training sessions or expensive softwares and devices (e.g. virtual reality)[2]. We developed a free and easy-to-use computer-based platform, which could be administered from the patient’s home. The REmote COgnitive stimulation for DEmentia (RECODE) does not need dedicated software as it runs entirely in the browser and can be easily shared and modified through the open-access source code. RECODE activities are divided in six main cognitive domains (attention, memory, language, executive functions, working memory and spatial-temporal orientation) randomised at each access. The different tasks are a digitalized adaptation of the paper-and-pencil exercises from the well-known and widely used CS program by Bergamaschi et al. [3]. Each participant (or their caregiver) accesses the activities through a personal link, allowing an adaptive procedure to select the most appropriate level of difficulty based on the scores previously obtained. The patient's responses are collected via standard keyboard and mouse. Feedback is provided after every 20-minute session, and it includes a domain-specific average score and a total score (sum of all exercise scores weighted out of 10). RECODE records a personal activity log that allows the clinician to track performance improvements. Data collection with MCI and MD patients is ongoing for validating the software.
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