Cognitive stimulation on the iPad how to work on cognitive rehabilitation in clinic and at home

The device you deliver cognitive stimulation on matters more than it might seem: it affects how easily the patient interacts with the exercise, whether they can continue the programme outside the clinic, and whether the team can share access among several professionals without friction. The iPad brings together several of those conditions, which is why it features more and more often in day-to-day work in neuropsychology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy.

This article covers what a cognitive stimulation platform should offer to make good use of that device, what role the Rehametrics Cognitive Clinic and Cognitive Home apps play, and what is worth assessing before choosing a solution.

Why more and more centres deliver cognitive stimulation on the iPad

A device that is already part of daily clinical work

Many centres already use the iPad for clinical records, scales, questionnaires or video calls with the patient. When the cognitive stimulation platform is compatible too, there is no need to maintain a separate device just for that part of the treatment: the same iPad covers everything.

Touchscreen and portability, key to adherence

Touch interaction makes the work easier with patients who have fine motor difficulties or who tire with unintuitive interfaces. And the portability of the iPad makes it possible to work across different rooms, floors or even homes without depending on a fixed computer workstation.

A natural gateway to telerehabilitation

A good share of patients doing cognitive rehabilitation already own an iPhone or an iPad. Having the platform work on those devices reduces the friction for the patient to continue the programme at home, always following the professional's prescription and supervision.

What a cognitive stimulation programme needs to work well on iPad

Exercises designed for touchscreens, not adapted after the fact

A programme designed for tablet from the outset is not the same as repurposed desktop software. The difference shows in how fluid the interaction feels, in the size of the elements, and in whether the exercises still make clinical sense when handled with a finger instead of a mouse.

Customisation by cognitive domain and difficulty level

A good programme should make it possible to work specifically on attention, memory, executive functions, language, perception and activities of daily living, and to adjust the difficulty of each exercise to each patient's profile, rather than offering a single generic level.

Automatic performance recording and objective reports

Working on a tablet should not mean losing clinical traceability. Every session should be recorded automatically — correct answers, errors, response times — so the patient's progress can be documented without relying on handwritten notes.

Two apps, two roles: Cognitive Clinic and Cognitive Home

Rehametrics Cognitive Clinic — for delivering exercises in clinic

Cognitive Clinic is the app used at the centre to run cognitive exercises with the patient during the session and to prescribe which exercises to work on in clinic. It also allows you to create patients and define the weekly plan, although that management side is usually more comfortable from Rehametrics Clinic Manager, the clinical management software for Windows where patient planning and follow-up are centralised. Cognitive Clinic is available on iPad.

Rehametrics Cognitive Home — for the patient, at home

Cognitive Home is the app that lets patients continue their physical and cognitive treatment from home, always following the prescription and supervision of their lead professional. The professional sets up the programme and adjusts the difficulty according to performance, and the patient completes it on their own device: it is available for iPhone and iPad.

Use cases: when the iPad is the best option for your team

The iPad is not the only way to deliver cognitive stimulation, but it is particularly useful in these situations:

What to assess before choosing a cognitive stimulation platform

Clinical validation and CE marking

It is worth checking that the platform is validated by clinical studies and carries CE marking as a medical device, not simply that it "works well" anecdotally.

Genuine variety and customisation of exercises

A broad catalogue of gamified exercises, organised by cognitive domain and difficulty level, makes it possible to tailor treatment to each patient instead of applying a standard programme.

Continuity between clinic and home

Allowing the professional and the patient to work from their own devices — including iPhone and iPad — without losing the thread between in-person sessions and work at home is key to long-term adherence.

Rehametrics Cognitive meets these criteria: it is a medical device with CE marking, validated by more than 27 clinical studies, with a catalogue of more than 190 gamified, customisable cognitive exercises, and compatible with iPhone and iPad as well as the rest of the supported devices.

How to start working with Rehametrics Cognitive on iPad

The professional works from Rehametrics Cognitive Clinic on their iPad to run and prescribe exercises in clinic, and patients continuing treatment at home do so from Rehametrics Cognitive Home on their iPhone or iPad. Both apps require iOS/iPadOS 15.0 or later and share the same account and the same programmes managed from Rehametrics Clinic Manager.

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