Using a dynamic adherence Markov model to assess the efficiency of Respiratory Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (RMTAC) on asthma patients in Malaysia

Table 1 Comparison between RMTAC and UC

Components	RMTAC	UC
Pharmacological management		•
Assess and monitor:
Lung function	•	•
Asthma control	•	•
Medication adherence	•	•
Inhaler technique	•	•
Education on the disease and self-management	•
Identification and education of individual asthma trigger factors	•
Monitor and detect issues on the disease management, including pharmacological and others	•

Components indicated for RMTAC and UC (represented as •) are formally structured as routine practice in the RMTAC protocol and physician clinic, respectively. The components for UC are not necessarily limited to those indicated in the table; others may just be non-routine practices
RMTAC, Respiratory Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic; UC, usual care

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