Stopped: Study was never started, no participants were enrolled. The protocol was significantly changed and current described study was abandoned.
Our research group has found that Canadians with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have increased respiratory symptoms and worse health-related quality of life. The investigators recently developed and validated an on-line questionnaire to accurately identify these symptomatic, undiagnosed individuals. The investigators will advertise in the community asking individuals to complete the on-line questionnaire at home, at their leisure, to determine if they are at risk of asthma or COPD. Those at risk will be invited to participate in our randomized, controlled clinical trial to determine if guidelines-based treatment of newly discovered undiagnosed asthma or COPD will improve their quality of life and clinical outcomes.
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Change in disease-specific quality of life quantified using the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).
Timeframe: 12 weeks