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Eighteen subjects affected by MCI due to neurodegenerative disorders (including Parkinson\u2019s disease, multiple sclerosis, and amnestic\/multidomain MCI) and eighteen healthcare professionals were recruited to this study. Patients were registered on the app by clinicians and they were assigned a protocol of specific cognitive exercises. The recruitment was conducted in the period between March and June 2023. The trial testing of the app consisted of three sessions per week for three weeks, with each session lasting about 30 min. After three weeks, the participants as well as medical personnel were invited to rate the usability and feasibility of the Rehastart mobile application. The instruments employed to evaluate the usability and feasibility of the app were the System Usability Scale (SUS), The Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) and the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ). 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