iajapnIAJAPNIAJAPN2709-3263https://doi.org/10.47310/iajapn.2020.v01i01.010Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Changes in Insomnia of the Elderly in Bantaeng RegencyDewiyantiKamrianaAlwiSTIKES Tanawali Persada Takalar, IndonesiaBackground: Insomnia is a sleep disorder underwent by most elderly people with complaints of lack of quality sleep, difficulty starting sleep, frequent waking in the middle of the night, difficulty sleeping again and waking up too early. The intervention conducted in the elderly who experience insomnia is progressive muscle relaxation therapy as a non-pharmacological therapy. Research Purpose: To analyze the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy before and after progressive muscle relaxation exercises in the elderly with insomnia. The sampling technique in this research is purposive sampling. The pre-experimental research method is quantitative with the One Group pre-test–post-test design approach. Data analysis used a paired t-test. Results: The results of statistical tests of 30 respondents were pre-intervention test with a mean value of 17.53 and post-test intervention with a mean value of 8.43. The results of statistical tests with paired T-test (t-test) in the pre-test and post-test show that the p-value = 0.000 or <α 0.05, there is a significant difference, there is an effect on decreasing the level of insomnia before and after progressive muscle relaxation therapy. Conclusion: There is an effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on decreasing the level of insomnia in the elderly.