a form of work, the main goals of which are to carry out health, preventive and other measures at home, the introduction of personal hygiene rules and the improvement of sanitary and hygienic conditions in everyday life. It is carried out by doctors, visiting nurses, social workers for the purpose of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, improvement of social and hygienic conditions in everyday life and training in medical and rehabilitation skills. In rehabilitation, the following types of patronage are distinguished:
1) Social patronage;
2) Socio-pedagogical patronage;
3) Socio-psychological patronage;
4) Socio-cultural patronage;
5) Medical and social patronage of a family with a relative with a disability;
6) Social patronage;
7) Social and legal patronage.