Duration of Referral-to-Death and its Associated Factors Among Cancer and Noncancer Patients: Retrospective Cohort Study of a Community Palliative Care Setting in Malaysia.

Addressing timely community palliative care integration is prioritized due to the increased burden of noncommunicable diseases. To compare referral-to-death duration among palliative cancer and noncancer patients and to determine its associated factors in a Malaysian community palliative care center. This retrospective cohort study included decedents referred to a Malaysian community palliative care center between January 2017 and December 2019.