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The study was approved by the Ethics Committee and was reported in accordance with the STROBE guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included 69 patients admitted to the Stroke Unit for more than 24\u2009h. Each participant generated an average nursing workload of 45.30\u2009\u00b1\u20097.39 points\/day. The Stroke Unit recorded a median nursing workload of 159.40 (IQR: 126.60\u2013211.90) points\/day and an average occupancy rate of 82.0%. The days of admission and discharge are periods that tend to generate greatest nursing workload. There were statistically significant differences between the first and the last nursing workload assessments. Altered state of consciousness and fibrinolysis in the Stroke Unit are associated with greater nursing workload on the admission day.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study revealed the potential of the Nursing Activities Score as a tool to assess nursing workload in Intermediate Care Units, such as Stroke Units. The Nursing Activities Score showed an imbalance between nursing resources and reported care needs. The nursing workload was higher in the first assessment than in the last, reflecting the trend towards recovery of autonomy and improvement of the participants' clinical condition throughout the length of stay. 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