Conf. univ. dr.  

Associate Professor

Research interests

Chronic diseases and workReturn to workHealth policiesHealth care system reformCommunity participation in health

Recent project

Return to work after chronic conditions in Romania (RTW-CI)

https://muncasiboalacronica.ro/



Recent publications


Rusu Mihai, Popa Adela, Pogan Livia, Gutoiu Giorgian. 2023. Determinants of Job Insecurity during COVID-19: Quantitative Insights from the Romanian Labor MarketEmployee Relations, Vol. 45 No. 5, pp. 1199-1215. 

https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-11-2022-0531 


Popa, Adela, Anca Bejenaru, Elena Cristina Mitrea, Felicia Morândău, and Livia Pogan. 2022. Return to Work after Chronic Disease: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Worker-Employer Dynamic. Chronic Illness, August, 10.1177/17423953221117852



Popa, Adela, Mehtap Akgüç, and Ziv Amir. 2023. Return to Work Following Long Term Sickness Absence: A Comparative Analysis of Stakeholders’ Views and Experiences in Six European Countries. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 33(1): 213-225. doi: 10.1007/s10926-022-10066-3 


Popa, Adela. 2022. Moving beyond the Patients’ Views on the Process of Return to Work after Cancer: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis on Articles Published between 2008 and 2017. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation 72 (4): 1299–1310. 10.3233/WOR-210554. 



De Boer Angela GEM, Torp Steffen, Popa Adela, Horsboel Trine, Zadnik Vesna, Rottenberg Yakir, Bardi Edit, Bultmann Ute & Sharp Linda. 2020. Long-term work retention after treatment for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14(2): 135-150. Doi: 10.1007/s11764-020-00862-2.