COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL RELATIONS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN PARENTS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CHILDREN

Objectives: To identify the intervening factors in interpersonal relations and in the process of communication between parents with cancer and their children, related to the disease process and describe the strategies that favor communication.Method: Integrative review, with 25 articles selected between 2007 and 2017. The selection strategy: Patient, Intervention, Comparison and Outcomes was used to answer the guiding questions.Results: The functionality of the family structure, as well as the attitudes taken during the disease process impact the communication of parents with cancer and their children. Health professionals claim they are not prepared to assist these families. When strategies are undertaken, the results generate positive impact.Conclusion: The quality and effectiveness of communication and interpersonal relationships are achieved through effective and individualized communication, supported by a trained and well-coordinated multidisciplinary team that can assist both the parents and their children, in addition to face-to-face, individual and group strategies, as well as the use of educational materials.