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However, patterns of access to and use of eHealth tools in people being treated for cancer have not been fully described in the literature.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n Our aim was to describe the patterns of access to and use of eHealth tools among outpatients receiving treatment for hematological malignancies and solid tumors.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n We conducted a cross-sectional multicenter study using a survey offered to patients aged over 18 years receiving outpatient treatment for hematological malignancies or solid tumors at 4 teaching hospitals in Madrid, Spain, between February 1, 2021, and November 30, 2021. The survey instrument featured questions about patients\u2019 demographic and social characteristics, cancer diagnosis, use of information and communication technology (ICT), use and opinions of the Patient Portal, and changes in ICT use during the COVID-19 pandemic. To study the relationship between the different variables, 2-tailed Student\n t<\/jats:italic>\n tests or ANOVA were used for variables with normal distribution, and the Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for variables with nonnormal distribution. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS (version 25; IBM Corp) for Windows.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n In total, 200 patients were included in our study. Median age was 60 (range 21\u201087) years. A total of 130 (65%) patients presented with hematological malignancies. Most (n=181, 90.5%) patients considered that eHealth tools might help to improve communication with the medical team during their treatment. Retired participants (28.6% vs 71.4%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), those older than 60 years (26% vs 74%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001), and those without higher education (2.6% vs 97.4%;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n <.001) showed significantly lower rates of internet use, with no observed sex-related differences. A total of 177 (88.5%) patients found the Patient Portal useful, and 140 (70%) reported increased use of ICT due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Most (177\/200, 88.5%) patients viewed eHealth tools as useful and believed that it was helpful to improve communication with their care team. However, notable gaps in the use of eHealth were observed in certain groups of patients, with significant differences in use due to age, education, and employment status. 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