This study aimed to develop a Home-based and Computerized version of CST to be performed by the Person With Dementia (PWD) with the support of the caregiver. Materials: The group CST protocol (14 structured sessions) was adapted for the computerized administration, respecting the CST guiding principles, and then implemented on a Tablet. A manual of instructions and toolkit (e.g. lyrics book, map of Italy) were provided with the Tablet. A group of Person with Dementia and caregivers took part to this pilot study. Methods: All the fourteen sessions are usable through a Tablet, with Android v. 4.4 as operating system, and define an Android application (shortly APP), developed in JAVA. Each session is introduced by a video where an operator speaks about the daily activities, followed by Welcome, Karaoke, Reality Orientation and News, the main activity of the day and the concluding part. Neuropsychological assessment was carried out before and after treatment. Results: The platform is user-friendly and satisfactory for the PWD and caregiver. After treatment, PWD had significant increase of performance in some ADAS-COGS subscales (word recall, commands, orientation), functional abilities (DAD total and execution), and caregiver reported a higher sense of competence. Conclusions: The home-based and computerized CST application is a complete and suitable platform for PWD. Discussion: The developed computerized version of CST seems to be a promising tool in offering CST at home to PWD including the caregiver.
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