(1) Eight individual dialogue-based sessions aiming to support coping and life skills did not improve psychosocial well-being six months after stroke. 322 stroke patients from 11 acute stroke or rehabilitation units were included and randomized to the intervention or control group. Mood, stroke-related quality of life, anxiety and depression symptoms improved similarly in both groups. A higher level of sense of coherence was associated with better psychosocial well-being after stroke.

(2) The four-factor structure of the Norwegian version of the General Health Questionnaire-28 (somatic symptoms/anxiety and insomnia/social dysfunction/severe depression) is suitable for assessment of stroke patients. However, some of the items of the questionnaire load on different factors than in the original version. Therefore, subfactor score in stroke patients should be interpreted with caution.