Computer-based education for patients with cancer at Latino border hospital.

There is a paucity of relevant educational material for Latino patients with cancer. Education interventions used for non-Latinos must be assessed for relevancy for Latino patients. This study examined the use and usefulness of computer-based education interventions among Latinos. It was conducted using the CancerHelp software survey in a Texas institution on the US-Mexico border. Nonparametric test statistics were used to test the hypothesized relationships and the usefulness of CancerHelp software. The following statistic hypotheses were not rejected: (1) CancerHelp use is independent of age group, (2) use of CancerHelp is equally distributed among patients and family members, (3) among Latinos, CancerHelp use is independent of education, and (4) CancerHelp usefulness for patients with cancer is independent of ethnicity.