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Adela Elena Popa
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Unity in diversity: employer experiences and needs regarding workers with cancer across 9 countries
2017
Background In this study we answered the questions what do employers across different countries 1) experience as good practice regarding workers diagnosed with cancer and 2) need in relation to this? Methods Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were held in eight European countries and Israel with 2-3 employers (HRmanager, supervisor) from (non-)profit organisations varying regarding size and sector per country. Interviews were mostly recorded and transcribed verbatim. A grounded theory/ thematic analysis approach including three peer reviewing sessions and individual checks across countries was used to analyse. Results Results showed that overall, employers experienced having a worker wi…
Working as a cancer survivor in Romania: an overview of the statutory policies for return to work
2019
Purpose: Over the last several years, the number of working-age patients with cancer in Europe and Romania has consistently increased. Considerable efforts are made to bring cancer survivors back to the workforce, generating remarkable individual and societal benefits. Legislation and policies are essential factors in achieving this goal. The aim of the present article is to analyze the Romanian statutory policies for returning to work after cancer.Methods: A comprehensive search using key terms was carried out on the websites of the Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Health and also within the Romanian Official Gazette, which is the official national paper-based repository of legal document…
Educational Practitioners on Professional Community and Sense of Community
2011
Abstract The study aims to address two areas regarding preschool education: the participation of preschool practitioners in professional groups and communities and the views and understandings they hold on the ‘professional community’ concept. A survey was completed by teachers and specialists working with preschool children in all kindergartens of Sibiu (N=308) in July 2011. A quantitative and qualitative approach of the data was used, for processing a part of the survey’s items. Results show a high participation of practitioners in professional groups within their own institution, but less implication in national or international groups and communities. The respondents’ views on professio…
The national cancer programme in Romania: Challenges in a low-resource healthcare system
2017
Abstract The incidence and mortality due to malignancies are increasing in Romania. Since 2001, Romania provides the public support for cancer patients through the National Programme for Cancer (NPC). Using documentary analysis, the present paper provides a longitudinal and comprehensive examination of all the policy documents issued during 2001 and 2016 within the programme, and of the five implementation reports available. The paper examines several press articles as a sole source for exploring implementation difficulties. Results show that current cancer policies in Romania are focusing on treatment and screening, less on prevention, surveillance, research and rehabilitation and not at a…
Hospital decentralisation in Romania: stakeholders' perspectives in the newsprint media
2013
In the summer of 2010, Romania undertook a process of hospital decentralisation as part of the reform in the healthcare sector. The national newsprint media covered the process thoroughly. This paper is a study of how key stakeholders' views, attitudes, beliefs and attitudes towards decentralisation are represented in print media. 106 articles, published between June and September 2010, retrieved from the online databases of six leading national dailies were analysed. A mixed methodology was used in the data analysis stage. The qualitative data exploration identified five voices belonging to stakeholders involved directly or indirectly in the process: the representatives of central governme…