Lifestyle Counselling as Secondary Prevention in Patients With Minor Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female, age ≥ 18 years old * Hospitalized patients with TIA (ICD-10 G45.9) or stroke (ICD-10 I61, I63, I64) with a Scandinavian Stroke Scale of 45-58. Diagnosis must by confirmed by a neurologist * Discharge to their own home * Able to give a valid written consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe barriers to communication * Not able to use a telephone * Severe disability prior to the stroke (WHO Performance Status \>2; mobilised less than 50 % of the day) * Requiring specialized rehabilitation * Active abuse of alcohol or narcotics * Severe psychiatric illness (affective disease, dementia, schizophrenia, anxiety)