A Meta-synthesis Study of Telecommunication Fraud in the Elderly and Design Intervention Path for Anti-fraud and Fraud Prevention

GU Li; WANG Chuyan; GAO Xun

doi:10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.04.031

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Packaging Engineering ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (4) : 363-372. DOI: 10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.04.031

A Meta-synthesis Study of Telecommunication Fraud in the Elderly and Design Intervention Path for Anti-fraud and Fraud Prevention

GU Li, WANG Chuyan, GAO Xun^*

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The work aims to systematically sort out and thoroughly review the current research status of telecommunication fraud in the elderly, explore the mechanism of fraud, influencing factors and anti-fraud prevention in the elderly, and analyze and design the practical paths to empower the elderly in anti-fraud prevention. A theory-generation meta-synthesis method was used to systematically sort out and summarize 76 Chinese and English literature, presenting five core research areas: the attribute characteristics of the defrauded, the process of persuasion, the characteristics of the defrauder, the construction of telecommunication fraud prevention models, and the validation of the effectiveness of anti-fraud interventions. This study focused on analyzing the research progress and logical connection of telecommunication fraud among the elderly, constructing a basic research framework, and deriving a path for design to empower anti-fraud and fraud prevention for the elderly. In conclusion, the current research progress focuses on the study of the elderly being defrauded. Although the research all refers to providing theoretical support and revelations for anti-fraud and fraud prevention practices, there is weak correlation between the study of being defrauded and anti-fraud and fraud prevention practices. Design paths and strategies are proposed to empower anti-fraud advocacy practices to guard the elderly's property security and mental health and to contribute to positive aging.

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anti-fraud and fraud prevention / the elderly / mechanism of fraud / positive aging

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GU Li, WANG Chuyan, GAO Xun. A Meta-synthesis Study of Telecommunication Fraud in the Elderly and Design Intervention Path for Anti-fraud and Fraud Prevention[J]. Packaging Engineering. 2026, 47(4): 363-372 https://doi.org/10.19554/j.cnki.1001-3563.2026.04.031

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