Carter 1983

Methods	RCT
Participants	33 acute stroke patients (16 males, 17 females) N = 16: cognitive skills remediation training group (mean age 70.5 years) N = 17: rehabilitation as usual (mean age 73.4 years) Inpatients
Interventions	Cognitive skills remediation training was administered on an individual basis for 30 to 40 minutes 3 times per week for an average of 3 to 4 weeks The cognitive skills remediation training was based on the Thinking Skills Workbook (Carter 1980). Participants in the cognitive skills remediation group also received rehabilitation as usual The comparison was rehabilitation as usual which included physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, social work, and rehabilitation nursing staff
Outcomes	Visual scanning, visual‐spatial tests, and time judgement tests from the Thinking Skills Workbook (Carter 1980) were measured; however, for the purpose of this review only time judgement scores are reported as this is a test of cognition whereas, as defined by this review, visual scanning and visual‐spatial tests are measures of perceptual skill Barthel Index of functioning was also measured
Notes
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Allocation concealment?	Unclear	Not reported

N: number of participants RCT: randomised controlled trial